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rates vary from county to county, sometimes even city to city depending how big your ballot is. jodi hernandez has the inside information that the post office doesn't want to share. >> i've never missed voting. never. >> reporter: 70-year-old barbara carpenter cherishes her right to vote. making sure she understands everything on the ballot. >> for what african-americans have gone through in this country, to get a chance to vote, that all of us should take voting very seriously. >> reporter: so when carpenter put her ballot in the mail last week, she was sure to put on what she thought was the proper postage, 85 cents, only to be told it wasn't enough. >> who knows what the postage is? if it's 85 cents or $1.24. >> reporter: turns out how many stamps you need depends on where you live. >> we have two ballots this year. so we require 65 cents. >> reporter: while the register of voters says it's wise to make sure you've got enough stamps, if your ballot is shortchanged, chances are you don't need to sweat it. >> we have a deal with the post office, that comes to us any way, withou
rates vary from county to county, sometimes even city to city depending how big your ballot is. jodi hernandez has the inside information that the post office doesn't want to share. >> i've never missed voting. never. >> reporter: 70-year-old barbara carpenter cherishes her right to vote. making sure she understands everything on the ballot. >> for what african-americans have gone through in this country, to get a chance to vote, that all of us should take voting very...
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you don't see anything dew tour and it's like city block, city block. you turn the corner and there is a massive dirt course in the park. it's rad to see. just getting this in a major city and action sports getting this is awesome. >> getting up close and personal with the fans is another fee. it's free to the public. drew and others will sign autographs at the dew tour experience. it's not just sports. there is other action. friday night the indy band portugal the man will be performing here. portugal the man, where are they from, wasilla, alaska. what's the claim to fame? where sarah palin was the mayor. i'll tell you, we're going to have so much action on nbc sports network in addition to saturday and sunday right here on nbc bay area. so check out the dew tour, check nbcbayarea.com. what a beautiful night. it only gets better. the dew tour, we're loving it. >> good job. >> portugal the man. >> exactly. here's the man himself. henry joins us in the newsroom. are those tarps out yet? >> you know what, they are removing them u. i'm going to have an upd
you don't see anything dew tour and it's like city block, city block. you turn the corner and there is a massive dirt course in the park. it's rad to see. just getting this in a major city and action sports getting this is awesome. >> getting up close and personal with the fans is another fee. it's free to the public. drew and others will sign autographs at the dew tour experience. it's not just sports. there is other action. friday night the indy band portugal the man will be performing...
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sweltering for city standards. upper 80s in the south bay. let's take you to that live hd sky camera network right now. a bit hazy. the winds are trying to turn more onshore. we do think as we come back to our weather graphics will give us cooling throughout this week. it will stay hot for tuesday with increased fire danger and a few 100s expected. we'll talk about the cool wind when it arrives and what it's going to mean for temperatures. big-time changes in that seven-day forecast. >> we'll see you shortly. family and friends of two fishermen missing at sea for more than 24 hours are not giving up hope their loved ones will be found alive. the coast guard spent most of the day searching for the two men whose boat capsized yesterday morning near the san mateo coast. four friends left san francisco in an 18-foot boat and headed out to half moon bay. a big wave crashed into the boat sending all four overboard. two of the men had life jackets and swam to shore to find help. the other two were not wearing life jackets and are still missing. howe
sweltering for city standards. upper 80s in the south bay. let's take you to that live hd sky camera network right now. a bit hazy. the winds are trying to turn more onshore. we do think as we come back to our weather graphics will give us cooling throughout this week. it will stay hot for tuesday with increased fire danger and a few 100s expected. we'll talk about the cool wind when it arrives and what it's going to mean for temperatures. big-time changes in that seven-day forecast. >>...
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i mean, what could -- what better city to have all this going on in? >> the guys in the sky couldn't agree more. they've got the best view. >> it's probably the most beautiful city we fly in. i'll tell you that now. it's one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. >> reporter: yes, it is. there's a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes on to put on these shows. we spoke with an engineer who works on the maintenance of the jets. he says they work for hours to make sure nothing goes wrong. any little thing that's office could spell disaster. they work for hours to make sure it's entertaining and a safe show. the shows take on extra meaning this year as they celebrates 100 years of marine corps aviation. live in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a bay area tradition. >> so much fun. >> let's turn our aengz ttentio jeff ranieri. we heard the f-22s are in town. can you top this with anything you got? >> reporter: i don't think so. you know, we did get the cooler breeze, the marine layer back into the san francisco bay. so that's goin
i mean, what could -- what better city to have all this going on in? >> the guys in the sky couldn't agree more. they've got the best view. >> it's probably the most beautiful city we fly in. i'll tell you that now. it's one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. >> reporter: yes, it is. there's a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes on to put on these shows. we spoke with an engineer who works on the maintenance of the jets. he says they work for hours to make sure...
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i have a sister in new york city. she says it flooded the streets and right now the windows are rattling. it's on the east coast but this is impacting everyone in the country, at least if you're traveling. it's forced the cancellation of nearly 14,000 flights nationwide. >> for more on how it's impacting the bay area, we'll check in with janelle wang. >> many cancellations of bay area airports and more are expected tomorrow. san francisco international was hit the hardest because it has the most direct flights to the east coast. passengers at sfo tried to find another way home. basically all flights heading to seven east coast airports are canceled. talked jfk and laguardia in new york as well as newark, philadelphia, baltimore, washington dulles and reagan national. at sfo today, 150 canceled flights, 75 outbound and 75 inbound from the east coast and more are expected for tomorrow. at oakland international, jetblue canceled a total of eight flights today. and the first two outbound flights for tomorrow are canceled.
i have a sister in new york city. she says it flooded the streets and right now the windows are rattling. it's on the east coast but this is impacting everyone in the country, at least if you're traveling. it's forced the cancellation of nearly 14,000 flights nationwide. >> for more on how it's impacting the bay area, we'll check in with janelle wang. >> many cancellations of bay area airports and more are expected tomorrow. san francisco international was hit the hardest because it...
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. >> reporter: it was pretty much nonstop in all quarters of san francisco as the city rushed to play world series hosts with less than 48 hours' notice. >> i already have in contact all of my public safety agencies to begin all the preparations for the world series. and we're thrilled about it, of course, but we're having to go about our work in a very time-constrained way. >> reporter: of course the city and the giants have a little experience when it comes to hosting big parties. >> fortunately, we were here two years ago, so we kind of had a plan in place that we're reengaging. >> reporter: the giants' shirts were already on display in the giants' dugout store and everywhere you looked, the stadium was getting whipped into championship shape. the world series is just the cherry on the top of the busy year in the bay area. that's included the u.s. open, america's cup yacht races and the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge. >> there are folks who have been working in this organization or in this industry for literally dozens of years. none of us can recall a city that has had
. >> reporter: it was pretty much nonstop in all quarters of san francisco as the city rushed to play world series hosts with less than 48 hours' notice. >> i already have in contact all of my public safety agencies to begin all the preparations for the world series. and we're thrilled about it, of course, but we're having to go about our work in a very time-constrained way. >> reporter: of course the city and the giants have a little experience when it comes to hosting big...